Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)16161414141413111111111010109131212799877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)662654549577668613534251234183143133127956262616070418951696713327279
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SSE
55
SW
50
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
2.12
4:38AM
2.20
5:16PM
2.12
5:50AM
2.26
6:22PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
1.02
10:10PM
0.99
11:00AM
1.01
11:28PM
0.95
12:14PM
0.88
12:37AM
0.80
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:58-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------791212185----
Temp. °C161919181918161617222322212120202121191919181818
Feels °C (?)161919182018151414202121191917161819121315161716
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